Talking-machine.



1. C. ENGLISH.

IALKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. 191:.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEY 1. c. ENGLISH. TALKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.24| 19H Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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of the city of Camden, county of Camden,

and State of New Jersey, have invented'cer- I tain new and useful Improvements in Talking-Machines, of which the following is a I to provide an improved talking" machine 1 specification.

The main objects of are provide a compact efficient talk ng machine;

comprising an inclosing casing having a cover adjustably arranged to defleetsound waves from the machine and having sound amplifying means arranged within the casing and opening todeliver improved sound waves upwardly toward the cover; and to provide other improvements as will appear hereinafter. 4

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 ,is a fragmentary side elevation, partly in vertical longitudinal section of a talking machine constructed in accordance with this.

invention; and Fig. '2 is a transverse section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,'looking;in the direction of the arrows.

Referrin to the drawings, one embodiment of this invention comprises an inclosing cabinet or casing, preferably having comparatively thick wooden walls as isusual and including a substantially rectangular body portion 1 and a cover 2 superlmposed thereon.

The body 1 of the casing includes a vertical front Wall 3, a vertical back Wall 4 parallel to the front wall, two vertical parallel side walls 5 and 6 and a bottom wall 7. The body is preferably mounted onsuitable supports 8 depending therefrom.

The cover 2 is preferably connected at its rear edge to the upper edge of the rear wall 4: of the body of the casing by hinges 10 and is preferablyexteriorly convex and curved, and interiorly concave in form. The cover is preferably proportioned and arranged to extend over the entire upper end of the body 4 when the cover is closed, the cover having v 1. sp'e ciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13,1917

45 to the plane of the lower margin of the cover.

vFor holding the cover 2 adjustably in position with respect to. the body 1 of the easlng there is provided any suitable means between the cover and the body, for instance,

a link 20 pivotally connected at one end to the underside of the cover and provided with notches 21 spaced longitudinally in one edge thereof, the link being arranged to engage a pin or stop 22 secured within the body of the casing and adapted to engage in the notches.

,Inclosed by the body 1 of the casing and spaced below the top thereof is anupwardly removable horizontal substantially rectangular partition 25. The front edge of this partition rests upon a cleat 26 secured against the inner surface of the front wall parallel to and spaced forwardly from the back wall 4 of the casing and rests upon the upper edge of a vertical rectangular partition 28 parallel to the back wall and the lower edge of which rests upon and is secured to the bottom 7 of the casing.

Within the body 1 of the casing, below the top thereof and above the horizontal part1: tion, 25, is the usual or any suitable horizontal turn-table. 30 which is rotatably mounted upon the upper end of a spindle 31 projectfront wall 3, sidewalls 5 and 6 and bottomwall 7 to form a compartment entirely inclosing the actuating mechanism.

Above the turn-table 30 and inclosed by the casing 1, is the usual or any suitable sound box orsound reproducer 35 which is arranged to cooperate with a sound record 36 upon the turn-table 30. The sound box 35 is connected in any well known or suitable manner with the free smaller end of a tapering hollow tone arm 37 which extends rearwardly therefrom with which it communicates.

.For supporting the tone arm 37 to swing in a fixed substantially horizontal plane, the larger end of the tone arm is turned longitudinally downwardly through an arc of 3, and the rear edge 27 of this partition is i IOU a t and s m nted e a yvel known or suitable manner to o seillatelabouta fixed vertical axis upon the upper end of and coaxially with a hollow vertical substantially cylindrical tubular sleeve or bracket 40, preferably made of cast iron or other similar material. I

This bracket 40 is secured in a fixed position with respect to the body 1 of the easing by any suitable means; for instance, the bracket may be provided with a lateral ex; tension 41 projecting rearwardly therefrom integral therewith or rigidly secured thereto and terminating in a vertical base plate 42 which is rigidly clamped to the inner surface of the rear wall 4 adjacent the upper edge thereof by means of bolts-i3 extending through the base plate 42 and wall 4. i l

The bracket 40 is preferably arranged with its longitudinal "ertical axissubstantially midway between the inner surface of the back wall 4 and the opposite surfaceof the vertical partition 28 and substantially midway between the side walls 5 and 6 of the casing. I

For amplifying the sound waves transmitted from the tone arm downwardly through the bracket 40, there depends downwardly from the bracket a downwardlyflaring sound conveyer or hollow intermediate amplifying means 45 having a substantially vertical longitudinal axis coincident with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical portion of the bracket 40. y

The downwardly flaring sound, conveyer 45 is preferably rigidly connected to the bracket 40 and may be made integral therewith of cast iron or other suitable metal and is preferably substantially circular exteriorly andtinteriorly at its upper smaller end where it joins the cylindrical portion of the bracket 40 and preferably gradually changes in transverse section exteriorly and interiorly from the circular shape of its upper end to an oblong substantially rectangular shape at its lower or delivery end, the major axis of the delivery end being substantially parallel to the back wall 4 of the casing and the edges of the delivery end being substantially flat and horizontal and spaced above the upper surface of the bottom 7 of the casing.

For the amplification of the sound waves after having been delivered by the intermediate amplifying means 45, there is interposed between the lower delivery end of the intermediate amplifying means 45 and the bottom 7 of the casing, hollow amplifying means 46 surrounding but spaced from the intermediate amplifying. means 45 and arranged upon a longitudinal axis coincident with the longitudinal axis of the intermediate amplifying means and diverging upwardly and terminating in an upwe rd y ev n n eli e nd. n. a. pl ne substantially flush with the top surface of the horizontal partition. '25, V This upwardly diverging amplifying mea 46 cl e a bel ow. b dy maior portion comprising an exterior-1y convex and, e i ly av Su po t .5 pr fe ab y consisting o a o ra i l thick board, curved longitudinally and the longitudinal axis of is arranged in a vertical p The lon tud nal, ed th s board converge from the ends of the board toward the lower central portion of the a 7 v. p A flat comparatively thin substantially semi-circular soundingboard 51 is margins ally secured to each longitudinal edge of this support 50. The curved edgeofeach these sound shoa s r fer bly o raps of abuts a a st t e o r spo din edge of the supportand is fixedly secured thereto by any suitable means. v

These two sounding boards 5'1 form the opposite sides of this amplifying means and diverge upwardly, the upperstraight edges 2 o h e boards b ng M mma-1 p a h h d ed e 3 of e uPPQr The sounding boards 51 andt'heir connect ing support, forming the body portion of this upwardly opening amplifying means 46 are mounted in a base plate 54, the upperportion of which is proyided with oppositely disposed flanged lateral extensions 55 forming a longitudinally curved concave socket 56 in which the lower portions of the boards 51 and the support 50 fit snugly and are rigidly secured by means of screws 57 passing-through the extensions 55 and into the support 50. This base plate 54 is provided with a flat horizontal under-surface which is clamped rigidly against the upper surface of the bottom 7 of the casing by means of bolts 58 or in any other suitable manner. The base plate 54 forms the sole support for the amplifying means carried thereby and which projects freely therefrom. t

The upper delivery end of the hollow amplifying means carried by the base plate 54 is preferably substantially rectangular and oblong in shape and is arranged with its ma or axis substantially horizontal and parallel with the back Wall 4 of the casing.

This delivery end is preferably propor-' plified by the tapering tone arm 37, are then transmitted and further amplified by the downwardly flaring conveyer 45 which delivers the sound waves into the upwardly opening amplifying means 46, where a further amplification takes place and from the delivery end of which the sound waves are transmitted upwardly toward and against the inner concave surface of the cover 2 from which the sound waves are deflected forwardly from the casing, the cover also acting to increase the amplification of the sound waves.

Although only a single form has been illustrated in which this invention may be embodied, the invention obviously is not limited to any articular form but may be applied in various constructions without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a talkin machine, the combination with a casing, 05 a sound reproducer, a hollow sound conveyer communicating with said reproducer and having a downwardly opening delivery end terminating within said casing, and hollow sound amplifying means arranged within said casing and opposed to and having an outlet surrounding said delivery end, to reverse the direction of sound waves issuing from said delivery end said casing being provided with an angularly adjustable cover arranged to deflect sound waves after. delivery by said sound amplifying means.

2. In a talking machine, the combination with sound reproducing means, of a hollow sound conveyer communicating with said means and terminating in a longitudinally straight free delivery end, and hollow sound amplifying means coaxial with the longitudinal axis of said delivery end and opposed thereto, said amplifying means comprising a longitudinally curved support, and a pair of spaced sounding-boards secured to said support and upon opposite sides of said delivery end respectively providing a sound outlet surrounding said delivery end. a

low' sound conveyer communicating therewith and inclosed by said casing, said sound conveyer having a delivery end projecting and openin downwardly within said casing, and hol ow sound amplifying means including spaced sounding boards inclosed by said casing and surrounding and opposed to said delivery end, and arranged to reverse the direction of sound waves issuing from said delivery 'end.

5. In a talking machine, the combination with a casing, of means forming a compartment in the front and lower portion of said casing, a rotary record turn-table inclosed by said casing above said compartment, actuating means for said turn-table arranged within. said compartment, a sound reproducer arranged within said casing above said turntable, a hollow sound conveyer communicating with said sound reproducer and having a downwardly facing open delivery end terminating within said casing and.below the upper plane of said compartment, hollow sound amplifying means opening upwardly within said casing outside-of said compartment and coaxial with and opposed to and surrounding said delivery end and adjustable means adjacent the discharge opening of said amplifying means to direct the sound laterally therefrom.

6. In a talking machine, the combination with a casing, of a sound reproducer inclosed thereby, a hollow sound conveyer communieating with said reproducer and terminating in an open delivery end facing downwardly in said casing, and hollow sound amplifying means within said casing and havingan upwardly facing outlet in alinement with said delivery end and opposed thereto, said casing being provided with an angularly adjustable cover arranged to deflect sound waves transmitted thereto from the outlet of said amplifier.

7 In a talking machine, the combination with a casing, of a sound reproducer inclosed thereby, a hollow sound conveyer communieating with said reproducer and terminating in a freely projecting downwardly opening delivery end, transversely oblon in cross section, hollow sound ampligying means within said casing and opposed to said delivery end, said sound amplifying means surrounding the downwardly extending delivery end of said conveyer and having a transversely oblong upwardly opening delivery end and adjustable means adjacent the delivery end of said amplifying means to deflect the sound laterally therefrom.

8. In a talking machine, the combination with a casing, of a sound reproducer inclosed thereby, a hollow sound conveyer communieating with said reproducer and terminating in a freely projecting downwardly opening delivery end fixedly secured to said casing, said delivery end being transversely oblong in cross section, hollow sound amplifying means within said casing and fixedly secured thereto and opposed to said delivery end, said sound amplifying means having an oblong'delivery end extending substantially the full distance between the inner surfaces of two opposite exterior walls of said casing and adjustable means extending lengthwise of the delivery end of said amplifying means and adjacent thereto to direct the sound laterally from. said amplifying means.

9. In a talking machine, the combination of a casing, an amplifier oblong in transverse cross section arranged in said casing to discharge sound upwardly and arranged across said casing adjacent a vertical wall thereof, a hollow sound conveyer having a delivery end oblong in cross section extending downwardly into said amplifier to a position near the bottom of said amplifier, a. cover hinged to a top edge of a wall of said casing to intercept sound waves delivered from said sound amplifier when said cover is raised, and to deflect said sound waves laterally, and means to'hold said cover in different adjustable positions.

in said casing adjacent the rear wall thereof to discharge sound upwardly, a hollow sound conveyer having a delivery end increasing in cross sectional area extending downwardly into said amplifier to a point near the bottom thereof, and a cover hinged to the rear wall of said casing to deflect the .sound delivered from said amplifier laterally across the top of said casing.

11. In a talking machine, the combination of a casing, a flattened amplifier within said casing disposed transversely thereto and having its outlet at the top of said casing, a hollow sound conveyer having its delivery end flattened, constantly increasing in cross sectional area and extending downwardly into said amplifier, a cover hinged to a wall of said casing parallel to the longer dimension of the outlet of said amplifier, and means to hold said cover at different angles with respect to the outlet of said amplifier to deflect the sound waves delivered thereto from said amplifier in different directions.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of March, A. D.

JOHN C. ENGLISH. Witnesses:

FRANK B. MIDDLETON, Jr., CHARLES F. IVILLARD.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,219,275, granted March :3, 1917, upon the application of John C. English, of Camden, New Jersey, for an improvement in Talking-Machines, errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 1, line 14, before the word "soun(l insert the word improved; same page, line 16, strike out the word improved; and that, the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 10th day of April, A. D., 1917.

[emu] F. W. H. CLAY,

Acting Commissioner of Palm. 

